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Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari and U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker exchange documents after signing the pact that will let U.S. troops stay in Iraq until 2011, in Baghdad
17 Nov 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari (R) and U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker exchange documents after signing the pact that will let U.S. troops stay in Iraq until 2011 after it was approved by Iraq's cabinet at the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in Baghdad November 17, 2008. Iraq's cabinet approved a pact on Sunday that will let U.S. troops stay in the country until 2011, setting a final date to end a military presence that began with the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz (IRAQ)
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